Not long ago, I read a report about Singapore, which is a country where English is widely used. Most slogans in public places in this country are written in English. But some polite slogans, such as "No spitting", "No smoking" and "No trampling on the lawn", are written in Chinese. Why? People replied, "Because most of these uncivilized behaviors are tourists from Chinese mainland." To this end, a middle school principal who visited Singapore said earnestly: "uncivilized behavior is also a national shame." I don't know if you remember. Three years ago, CCTV reported that after the National Day, chewing gum residue was everywhere in Tiananmen Square. There are 600,000 pieces of chewing gum residue in 400,000 square meters of Tiananmen Square. In some places, there are 9 gum stains on the ground less than one square meter. The dense scenic spots are in sharp contrast with the sacredness and solemnity of Tiananmen Square. I remember someone saying, "It's easier to write than to do. We must constantly think about what I am doing, how I am doing, and what kind of person I want to be. " What kind of person to be, 100 people will have 100 answers, but there is a basic point behind each answer, that is to be a civilized person first.
What is civilization? Civilization is the smile when we meet on the road, the enthusiastic help of our classmates when they are in trouble, the goodwill when we get along with others at ordinary times, the morning greeting when we meet the teacher, the "sorry" when we accidentally bump into each other, the act of consciously putting garbage into the dustbin, and the active stop when we see someone spitting ... Civilization is a quality, a cultivation and a respected and widely respected act. To be a civilized person, you must be able to use civilized language and do civilized things. Simply put, it is to be polite and reasonable. China is known as the "state of etiquette", and it is the traditional virtue of the Chinese nation to be polite to others. Living in a happy era, if we can't inherit and carry forward this fine tradition, we can't really become a happy person.
"Good words are warm in three winters, and bad words hurt people in June." Everyone should remember this sentence. Politeness is the easiest thing to do and the most important thing in life. It is more important than the highest wisdom and all knowledge. Politeness can often replace the most precious feelings.